Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta celebrated his 250th game in charge during Monday’s 1-0 victory against Aston Villa.
A goal from Bukayo Saka in the 59th minute secured the win for the Gunners, who started the new season with two wins from two matches.
On Tuesday, BBC Sport reported that Arteta now ranks among the top 10 managers who have coached at least 250 games at a single Premier League club.
The Spaniard, who also played for Arsenal, has achieved 151 wins, 48 draws, and 51 losses, giving him a win rate of 60.4 percent.
He is behind only former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (70.8%), Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson (65.2%), and ex-Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp (62.6%).
After the match at Villa Park, North London fans chanted Arteta’s name.
Reflecting on reaching this milestone, Arteta said, “I’m extremely grateful. It starts to be a big number!
“So I’m really grateful for all the support, the love that I feel from all of them, and yeah, really great to celebrate with a win.”
He looked back at the game against Aston Villa, where they lost last season as Arsenal claimed the EPL title after 22 years.
Arteta called the win a team effort, saying he felt “extremely happy.” He added, “It’s a really tough place to come and win; when we came here last year, we lost with the last kick of the game. I think we still had that in our tummies.
“I would define it as a squad victory, I think everybody contributed in a really great way. We’ve been wanting that need in the final third to find the openings and to be more clinical and finish more actions. I’m really pleased because that’s exactly what we need.
“I’m very proud, because these guys won the Europa League again. They have a really good stadium where they can create momentum and shift and change the feelings immediately, and we did it, and I think it’s a big win.”
The result also kept Arsenal’s strong away record alive, with the Gunners winning their opening away league match for the last five seasons.
For Aston Villa, the loss continued their tough start to the season, with Unai Emery’s team yet to register a shot on target in the EPL this season.
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